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Chewing tobacco better than smoking, researcher claims 

On the day deemed No Tobacco Day by the World Health Organization, a controversial University of Alberta researcher launched a website promoting chewing tobacco as a smoking alternative.

Carl Phillips, who received a $1.5-million research grant last fall from a company that makes Copenhagen and Skoal chewing tobacco, said going smokeless with chewing tobacco is almost as good as quitting tobacco altogether.

``I agree with most everything in terms of the message for trying to help people quit smoking, but I think it's unfortunate that the World Health Organization has decided to lump all tobacco together,'' said Phillips, whose new website is www.tobaccoharmreduction.org.

He spoke just before the local Tobacco Reduction Network came together to support the aim of the WHO.

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